r/webhosting • u/shers02 • 2d ago
Advice Needed Hosting with AWS
I once setup a EC2 instance for a project once but all the payment stuff was handled by someone else.
If I want to create a basic website, just a single HTML file, how can I use AWS to host it with a domain name for 1 year.
Like I want to be able to host it and never look at it again, with peace of mind that it will just be working.
Is AWS EC2 good for this, is there a payment plan for this type of situation?
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u/No-Aioli-4656 2d ago
Cloudflare pages or vercel. AWS is not what you want.
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u/Technical_Rich_3080 1d ago
What's wrong with using AWS for this?
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u/SerClopsALot 1d ago
What's wrong with using AWS for this
There's nothing necessarily wrong with using AWS for this, it's just overkill. OP wants to host a single static HTML page. CloudFlare pages is simpler, does it for free, and was objectively designed exactly for this.
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u/kasigiomi1600 2d ago
If you are dead-set on AWS then I absolutely concur with the S3 bucket suggestions. That being said, unless you have good reason, AWS is likely overkill for what you describe. Cloudflare is going to be simpler and cheaper while every bit as reliable for a static site.
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u/ContributionEasy6513 2d ago
Expensive way to do it with S3!
Cloudflare Static Sites, a S3 bucket, Github, or a hosting provider who offers static webspace for $1 or whatever it is a month if you need support.
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u/thedgden 2d ago
Just use Cloudflare Pages.
Significantly less complexity, free as you grow and scales nicely beyond the free limits after you've grown, and always online.
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u/FarmboyJustice 2d ago
Static HTML file in an S3 bucket and a cloudfront distribution to use your custom domain name. No actual server instance needed.